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ACR TerraFix 406 GPS I/O PLB
My husband is an avid extreme snowboarder and I want to purchase...
By merlinmago2321647
Ranked #312 - Navigation
July 23, 2008
My husband is an avid extreme snowboarder and I want to purchase a PLB for his birthday. I am confused as to which one to buy. I have read the Q&A, when he is boarding is
it always on? If in an avalanche or emergency condition how
is it automatically activated, in an emergency with tons of snow you can be knocked unconcious. Please help me!
Thanking you in advance.
Paula
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By Todd Cox
September 8, 2008
Two kinds of "Beacons" are available for getting found.An "Avalanche Beacon" is probably what you want for your husband (Mammut Barryvox is my favorite, anything BC sells is pretty darn good though.) Avy beacons constantly transmit a "blipblipblip" until you tell them to start searching for someone else's blip. They rely on not just your husband having one, but the people with him having beacons and (important) knowing how to use them. A Beacon all by yourself is basically a corpse recovery tool, because once buried you're short on air (10-15 minutes on a good day.) The Beacon transmits all the time so that if he gets buried it's going.A PLB is used for calling in the cavalry from anywhere on the planet. Inbounds in a ski resort it'd be silly and expensive, but if you were out in the depths of the Yukon and got into a serious enough accident you had no way out alive, you'd activate the PLB which would turn you into a big red dot on a big search and rescue map somewhere.
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- Glass reinforced polycarbonate
- Dimensions:
- 1.74 in x 5.71 in x 3.03 in
- Weight:
- 12 oz
- Color:
- Green
- Deployment:
- Open antennae, press both test buttons simultaneously
- Rescue Zone:
- Global
- GPS Integration:
- Built-in
- Frequency:
- 406 MHz, 121.5 MHz
- Battery Type:
- Lithium
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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